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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Peb Press Agency.] Auckland, Saturday. The Star of the South has arrived from Fiji. There was a heavy gale at Levuka. H.M. schooner Beagle and other small vessels were driven ashore, but were floated off without serious injury. The cutter Anne Young sank during the night. The owner and two others were drowned. Affairs in the colony are dull, owing, to the transition state from cotton to sugar industry, and the unsettled state of politics. A' sugar crushing and refining company, with a capital of £100,000,. is projected, to encourage the growth of the sugar cane. The co-operation of New Zealand and Australia is relied upon. , Cakobau has returned. Mr. Bayard interviewed the mountain tribes at Variso, and received their submission, - Gbahamstown, Saturday. The gold returns for the week are lOOOoza. _at the Bank of New Zealand. The same bank shipped during the week 49430z5. ■ The Girard Brothers are playing to crowded houses. They finish then- engagement to-night and proceed south. Their performance is wonderful. Mabton, Saturday. Mr. Hutchison addressed the constituents last night. Twenty-five persons were present. Wanganui, Saturday. The Jockey Club has fixed the amounts for the various events. The total amounts to £430, exclusive of tho Hack. Produce Stakes, £OO ; Maiden, £SO ; Hurdle, £4O. The entries closed last night. All tho races promise to be well contested. From six to eleven horses are entered for every event. Chmstciiuhch, Saturday. A complimentary dinner was given to Hr. John Anderson last night, prior to his departure for England. Mr. Anderson was one of tho earliest settlers, and has developed the largest iron foundry and engineering business in the province ; he is also ex-Mayor. The Superintendent occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance, including many of tho leading men of tho province. Mr. Anderson was requested to have his portrait painted while in England, the cost to be defrayed by public subscription. OamaHU, Saturday. The ketch Fanny missed stays twice while beating out, and came on shore.

Nelson, Saturday. Public feeling is strongly expressed here with regard to Mr. Broad, Resident Magistrate, Mr. Simmons, Head Master of Nelson College, and Mr. McLean, once a clergyman of the Church of England, and now a barrister, being present at a recent Hiberuioan Societies’ dinner, when the Pope’s health was drank before that of the Queen. The newspapers teem with correspondence on the subject. All three wrote letters of explanation to the Mail to-night. Hr. Simmons admits that he was wrong in going to the dinner, and expresses regret. The others assure the public that they intended no disloyalty. Pom Chalmers, Sunday. The s.s. Easby arrived last night at a quarter past eight. A meeting of the Board of Health was held on Saturday, at which there were present his Honor the Superintendent (in the chair), Messrs. Fish, Stout, and Turnbull. The Health Officer’s report, re ship Gareloch, having been read, the following resolution was carried, — “ That the ship continue in quarantine till the Board decides otherwise, the cabin passengers to remain on board. The whole of such passengers, and passengers’ bedding and clothing, to be thoroughly fumigated and washed ; ship also to be effectually cleaned and fumigated ; the single men to be placed on Goat Island, the married people and single women and children to be landed on Quarantine Island, the . bedding and clothing to be thoroughly cleaned and fumigated on both islands.” Ddnedin,* Saturday. A great deal of money has been invested on the Dunedin Cup. The latest odds are as follows :—Spritsail, 4 to 1 ; Traitor, 5 to 1 ; Flying Dutchman, 7 to 1; Atlas, 8 to 1 ; Yatterina, 8 to 1 ; Pertobe, 5 to 1 ; Templeton, 12 to X ; Castaway, 10 to 1 ; and Hercules, 10 to 1. It is now considered that Templeton, with his penalties, is out of the race. A Lawrence telegram to the Star says that the reef in the Waipori Goldmining Company’s claim has been struck in the main drive at 120 feet. The lode is eight feet in width, showing gold. The owners have now 400 feet of backs to work upon. Machinery will be immediately erected. The San Francisco mail takes 4784 letters and 5859 newspapers. The Guardian to-day says that the Chain Hill Tunnel will be completed before the contract time (Ist September.)

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4339, 15 February 1875, Page 2

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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4339, 15 February 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4339, 15 February 1875, Page 2

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